Central Asia and Middle East

London: George Allen Unwin, 1971. First. Hardcover. Explorer and envoy extraordinary in High Asia 1844-1897).294 pp. Elias explored Asia from China to Persia and from Mongolia to Burma. He surveyed the unknown new course of the Yellow River. A truly fascinating explorer. More

London: William Heinemann, 1938. First. Hardcover. 312 pp, ill w author's photos, end paper maps. History of the area, geography, the people and their family life, customs etc., bibliography and index. VG in original cloth. More

London: David Nutt, 1856. First. Hardcover. with a brief history of their wars and a sketch of the achievements of the renowned chief, Schamyl. The book also describes the third ascent (the first by Englishmen) of Mount Ararat. 203 pp. Author spent much of his free time in the region... More

London: Longman Brown, 1854. First. Hardcover. in learning the languages of the seat of war in the east. 134 pp, large folding ethnological map in rear. Covers each of the various languages and groups of peoples. VG+ in original gilt and blindstamped cloth. More

Massachusetts: Faxon Publications, 1972. First. Hardcover. Long (12 pp) bibliography in the Jan-March 1972 issue of the Bulletin of Bibliography. Vol 29 No 1. Entire issue of which Lawrence article is included. Near fine. O'Brien G1454. More

London: Thomas Brooks, 1843. First. Hardcover. from its commencement to its close including a general skets of the policy and the various circumstances which induced the British government to interfere in the affairs of Afghanistan from the journals and letters of an officer high in rank and who has served... More

London: Intelligence Division, 1946. June 1946. Hardcover. 659 pp, profuse ill, plates (many folding) and large pull out folding map in rear pocket. Part of the geographical handbook series. The purpose of these handbooks was to supply a vast amount of information on various parts of the world. ...and the... More

London: Intelligence Division, 1946. June 1946. Hardcover. 659 pp, profuse ill, plates (many folding) and large pull out folding map in rear pocket. Part of the geographical handbook series. The purpose of these handbooks was to supply a vast amount of information on various parts of the world. ...and the... More

London: Athenaeum, 1980. First. Hardcover. The Journal of Paul Nazaroff. 127 pp, ill, end paper maps. Biography from his own words of the Russian geologist who traveled throughout Russian and Chinese Turkestan because he was hunted by the Russian police as a result of his part in the Bolshevik revolution... More

Nagpur: Government Press, 1925. First. Hardcover. with a selection of papers relating to the Gawilgarh Fort. 137 pp. Exceptionally large folding map in rear pocket. Describes the country around the Chikalda Sanatorium and also the fort in the area. A fascinating little book which goes from describing the peaceful conditions... More

Kashmir: Kashmir Medical Mission, 1918. Eleventh. Orig Stiff Wraps. 230 pp, many folding plates, large folding map in rear. Eleventh edition of the popular guidebook (the only one consulted for many years). VG in original stiff boards. Binding little loose in rear. More

Kashmir: Kashmir Medical Mission, 1923. Thirteenth. Orig stiff Printed Boards. 236 pp, two large folding map in rear. 13 ed of the basic guidebook on this area. VG+ in orig stiff boards. Someone has made neat pencil notations on rear blank pages and also on back of the last folding... More

Kashmir: Kashmir Medical Mission, 1933. Fifteenth. Orig Printed Stiff Boards. 234 pp, two large folding maps in rear. 15th edition of the basic guide book to this area. VG in orig. printed stiff boards. Former owner's name written on front free end paper. More

Kashmir: Kashmir Medical Mission, 1942. Seventeenth. Hardcover. 200 pp. Probably one of the later editions of this guide book whose popularity gave it a more than fifty-year life span. VG+ in original red cloth gilt stamped. More

London: John Lane, 1928. First. Hardcover. Their manners, customs and country. 282 pp, ill, foldout map. History of Nepal, her soldiers and the people to managed to survive in this harsh land. A nice copy for the collector. VG+-near fine in original cloth and in the original pictorial jacket which... More

London: John Murray, 1958. First. Hardcover. 240 pp, ill. The noted mountain climber looks at other men who have accomplised amazing feats in the fields of exploration, mountaineering, and deep sea adventure. The author takes a look at what makes some men quest for the springs of adventure. VG+ in... More

New Delhi: Cosmo Publications, 1974. Reprint. Hardcover. Historical and descriptive with an essay on Nepalese Buddhism and illustrations of religious monuments and architecture. 2 volumes 364 & 418 pp. Reprint of a classic on the exploration and history of Nepal. VG+ in vg jackets. More

London: William Blackwood, 1853. Second Ed, Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover. in the autumn of 1852 with a voyage down the Volga and a tour through the country of the Don Cossaks. 380 pp, ill, large folding map in rear. VG in orig. blind stamped and gilt stamped cloth. Some wear at corners. More

NY: WW Norton, 1954. First. Hardcover. An adventure in Tibet. 248 pp, ill, end paper maps. The Scot who became a Tibetan. A wild ride against time through an unknown Himalayan track. VG+-nr fine in vg+ dj. More